When Betty Vallery was diagnosed with metastasized bone cancer in 1984 she was not only worried for her own future, but also for that of her two teenage daughters and youngest daughter who had just celebrated her fourth birthday a week before. ...

There are lots of individuals who are suffering from health issues or disease these days, and they're unsure how they got them. Most people often think they're in good condition until they become ill and the unfortunate fact is that not everybody knows specifically about their state or how it occurred. Although there is a ...

WASHINGTON Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will get pregnant accidentally. ...

Postmenopausal women may find some relief from depression when they increase their intake of foods containing vitamin D, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Benefits from vitamin D supplements, however, do not appear to be as impressive. ...

NEW YORK (KABC) -- We've come to know Mehmet Oz on television as Dr. Oz. My colleague David Ono and I got the rare opportunity to spend time with the cardiothoracic surgeon, a man who has spent years of his life devoted to saving the lives of others. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of earlier research finds that both higher vitamin D intake and higher blood levels of the vitamin's active form are linked to lower risk of colon and rectal cancers. ...

JERUSALEM ; Floating in the Dead Sea for just 20 minutes may help diabetics lower blood sugar levels, according to a study by Israeli researchers highlighted in Haaretz on Tuesday. ...

The Department of Health said people in England aged 40 to 72 were offered a check for diabetes alongside other vascular diseases as part of the NHS Health Check programme. ...

Diabetes mellitus type 2 may be largely preventable, after new research has shown that physical inactivity has a direct impact on a person's ability to control their blood sugar levels. ...

A recent update of U.S. nutritional guidelines -- what used to be known as the food pyramid and is now called "My Plate" -- calls on Americans to eat more fresh foods containing potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium. ...